From sample collection to sequencing, find out how researchers study the communities of tiny organisms living in wild animals!

In the summer of 2017, I was introduced to six personable, hilarious, and loving individuals: Shawn, Ivy, Maya, Max, Puck, and Jade. They...

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On a recent trip to India, I was surprised to witness a type of pseudo-class hierarchy amongst different primate species. The rhesus...

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I originally started this post with warm weather in mind; not too long ago, it was 95 and sunny. But, as I sit here editing and putting...

It's finally spring here in Western Massachusetts! We've transitioned from they gloomy gray of an unpredictable winter to the bright...

Knowledge is crucial to conservation (and, I mean, life in general, but that's outside the scope of this blog). But how many primates do...